Six Months of Service (Kirill V. Ivanov)

One summer the little engine that could awoke from his slumber prepared for his daily activity.
He headed to the rail yard excited to get started but stopped in his tracks with a "GASP".
For there he saw PFC Ivanov preparing to pull the train over the mountain.
The little engine said "What am I to do?" and turned and headed for home.
"Because" he said in a voice full of dread "he is more persistent than I."